Dusty Dvorak
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Douglas Scott "Dusty" Dvorak (born July 29, 1958) is an American former volleyball player. He was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1][2] He is regarded as one of the greatest setters of all time.[2][3]
Dvorak helped the United States national team win the gold medal at the 1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan, where he was selected as the best setter.[4] He also helped the United States to the gold medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship in France.[3] Along with the 1984 Olympic gold, this set of victories earned his team the "triple crown".[3]
Dvorak was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1998.[2]
High school
Dvorak played volleyball at Laguna Beach High School, where he was named the Southern Section player of the year in 1976.[5]
College
Dvorak played volleyball at the University of Southern California (USC), helping the Trojans win NCAA Championships in 1977 and 1980.[2] In 1980, he was selected as the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship tournament.[6] He was an All-American all four years at USC.[2]
Beach volleyball
Between 1978 and 1988, Dvorak would occasionally play professional beach volleyball, and once partnered with legendary beach volleyball player Sinjin Smith.[7]
Awards
- Four-time All-American
- Two-time NCAA Champion — 1977, 1980
- NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player — 1980
- Olympic gold medal — 1984
- FIVB World Cup gold medal — 1985
- FIVB World Cup best setter — 1985
- Goodwill Games silver medal — 1986
- FIVB World Championship gold medal — 1986
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame — 1998
References
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External links
- Template:Olympics.com profile
- Olympedia profile: Dusty Dvorak
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame profile
- Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame profile
- Template:Beach Volleyball Database
- USC Men's Volleyball Champions
- Volleybox.net profile
- Sports-reference.com profile (archived)
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